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9
JOURNAL
VOLUME X NUMBER 25
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PI NE RIVER. CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1947
V
Out of the . .
Waste Basket
by C. M. A.
We have often wondered as to the
reaction in the average household,
when October steps forward to take
its place in tlie roster of months
each year. Not because of any specific reason other than the fact that
of all the months, October perhaps
opens the portal to more events calculated to arouse the interest of the
male than is ordinarily the case and
as such, no doubt causes more than
a 'little disruption in the smooth func
tinning of a schedule established thru'
years of trial and error by the, lady
of the house.
^: :;: v.: >|:
It must he aggravating to any
housewife, upon asking her husband
if he has seen anything of her new
chapeau, to receive the answer, 'yeah,
the Gophers have got it on the 40-;
yard line,' or upon desiring to know
what he did with the society section
of the evening ipiiiper, to be told that
the 'Yanks' are 'warming it up in the
bull-pen back of third base. Yet such
is the intensity of interest with which
the average sport loving male follows
the events that fill the fall season,
that many times he lives the action
which is brought to him by radio or
other means.
* * *• *
It must require a great deal of understanding to survive the ordeal of
finding the work of two days polishing and cleaning and straightening
/ everything about the house, scattered
' askew by an impulsive male delving
industriously into every nook and
cranny, with a fine disregard for
anything but the object of his search
which all the time, no doubt, was exactly where he had left it the year
before.
* * * *
Of course, when a man decides to
go hunting the next morning, and
realizes the night before that many
items have not as yet been collected
for the trip, all of them being very
important to the success of the excursion, and feverishly searches for,
finds, and piles everything exactly
in the center of the living room rug,
only to sit down and sort thru the
pile, keeping this and discarding that,
making two more piles of various
size and content, one can reasonably
be expected to speak a few soft
words of remonstrance.
* * * *
This, however, proves to be only a
warmup for the trials and tribulations which are in store for the patient long-suffering- lady of the house
the season progresses. The introduction is but a soft 'prelude to
the developments to follow.
* * * *
The body blow conies when fitter a
long day, climaxed liy cleaning and
scrubbing tiie kitchen floor, the master of the manor stomps through the
spotless portal with his wide smile
apd muddy, dripping boots, scattering
light and shadow indiscriminately
about tlie glistening expanse of the
room. Majestically he flings the fowl
which he has bagged into a corner,
as he says, 'Pear, is there anything
to eat in the house; got any coffee?'
* * ■» *
What .a triumph of will power
must arise during these cozy little
moments—and what a satisfaction it
must be to reply, 'We're oiit of coffee, Hon, but there's some cold beans
in the ice box.'
Anyway, whatever the reaction, the
over all results must be favorable,
for the same situation presents itself
year after year, as men to continue
to act as little boys and women continue to humor them as such.
REORGANIZATION PLAN FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER WAY
Preliminary ,plans forlaunching a
school re-organization program which
Jlinnesota educators believe will enable the 'people in most counties to
improve materially the efficiency of
tlieir schools, authorized by the last
Jlinnesota legislature, already have
•been undertaken in virtually all
counties, state education officials reported this .week.
The law provides that the county
superintendent in each county must
call members of the school hoards
together (before December 1st, to decide whether to set tip a county survey committee to study schools in
the county and suggest improvements
in school organization or other changes to increase effectiveness of the
Schools. Dates for this initial meeting already have been set in all but a
few counties and the others will take
such action shortly. One county,
Ramsey, has already had its meeting and decided to embark upon the
study.
The -program, first of its kind attempted in this state, is designed to
give tlie people in each county, opportunity to say what changes should
be made to increase the efficiency
and usefulness of their schools and
so bring about in a democratic way
the improvements needed. Such a
study, it is believed, will result in
displacement of many of the small,
weak schools, so numerous in Jlin-
nesota's vast school district system,
and stimulate formation of larger
districts, with genera] Improvements
in educational facilities. Any recommendation which the county survey committee might make after its
Study would lie submitted to the voters in the affected areas for approval.
The State Department of Education and tlie State Advisory Commission on (School reorganization, in tin
outline of the program just forwarded to school o :fficials, said :
•Minnesota now has 7,684 school
districts. Only three states have, a
-ERADELPHIAN CLUB NOTES—
The. Eradelphian- Club will next
meet at the home of Jlrs. Harry Hill
on Friday afternoon, October 10 when
Jlrs. H. C Brewer will give a paper
on 'When You Choose.-Cheese,' and
Jlrs. J. J. Allen will discuss 'The
History of Cotton.'
Plans will be made at this-time for
members to attend the' county meeting fit Hackensack on October 11.
—Alice Amy, Reporter
Fairgrounds on
The annual poultry show of the
Lake Region Poultry Association,
will be held at the Pine River fairgrounds Thursday, October 9.
All birds must , be placed by 1.1!
o'clock noon, and the show will be
governed by A. I'. A. rules.
Contact Lewis Walton, secretary of
the association for further information.
Final Services for
Floran Frame -
Conducted Wed.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday at two o'clock from the
Congregational Ohureh, P.ackus, for
Kiorian K. Frame, eldest son of Mr.
and Jlrs. Dell Frame who died suddenly Sunday in Jlinneapoiis. Rev.
Erickson officiated at the services.
The deceased was a young man of
82-years and a veteran of World War
II, having served with the ground
forces, receiving the Purple Heart
and Combat Infantry Bfi.dge.
Death was attributed to a heart
attack.
Florida Hurricane Does
Little Damage to Hallandale
Information reaching the Journal
thru the columns of the 'Hallandale
Pioneer,' Florida newspaper published by H. C. Schwartz, with Robert
V. Williams as advertising manager,
both of whom tire well known in
Pine River, is to the effeet that the
recent hurricane which lashed that
state with such destructive fury,
spared the city of Hallandale and
passed on 'without inflicting any major damage.
A few. homes, roofed with paper,
suffered damage from the water and
telephone and power lines were damaged to some extent.
Mr. Schwartz, as mayor of Hallandale, attended a conference of all
southeast. coast mayors in Fort Lauderdale on the Friday following the
storm. The conference was called toy
the governor to determine' if a state
of emergency existed in that area.
Mr. Schwartz and his family who
spent the summer in Pine IRiver, only
recently returned to their home in
Florida.
Thompson Rites
at Longville Last
ursday i'
Richard K. Thompson, formerly of
Longville, who has been residing on
Norway Lake, died fit his home here
Monday, at the age of 65-years.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon tit two o'clock at Longville. Interment. was made in the
Longville cemetery.
CIRCLE No.i1 TO SPONSOR
BAKE SALE OCTOBER 11
Circle No. 1 of the AVSCS will spon
sor a bake sale to be held iSaturday
afternoon, October 11, beginning at
1 p. m., at the Methodist Church basement. Lunch will also be served.
On Saturday, November 1, this
same grpup' will hold a rummage sale
in the church basement.
greater number of districts. Such ft
large number of districts makes the
efficient economical operation of
school difficult if not impossible.
'Population and school enrollments
in rural areas have been steadily declining for a number of years. Twenty percent of the. Jlinnesota school
districts have an enrollment of less
than ten pupils, and 70 percent have
less than 19 pupils. Only 73 school
districts in Jlinnesota have a population of 2500 or more. Because of
the decline in school enrollments and
other factors, the per-pupil costs in
many schools have increased while
at tiie sanie time equality of educational opportunity has been decreasing. All this points to the urgent
need for school district reorganization.'
Tlie problem of improving educational opportunity is not confined to
ungraded elementary schools. "Thirty
five percent of the high schools in
Minnesota have an enrollment of less
than 10(1 pupils,' this report says,
'and S percent have less than 50 pupils.' It is (next to impossible to .provide all the essential services in the
smaller high schools without undue
hardship, the report adds. Two or
more schools, toy joining together, it
is thought, might provide a more
adequate program.
TO SPEAK AT YOUTH RALLY
REV. E. L. REIFF
The third Christian Youth Rally
sponsored by that Organization in
this area by 2.'! participating religious groups, |\vill be held at the Pequot Lakes school auditorium next
Friday, October 10, at 8 p. m.
Rev. Harry Swenson of Backus, is
president of the organization and will
■direct the meeting.
Guest speaker will be Rev. E. Ia.
Rieff of Moose Lake, who served as
Chaplain in the U. S. Army for nearly four years during the late World
War. Chaplain iRieffi comes with
high recommendations as a leader
among young people.
The Rev. Arvid Kingsriter of Little Falls, will be the song leader. He
has had many experiences in youth
activities in most of the states, and
is an exipert with the slide trombone.
His singing, accompanied toy Mrs.
Kinsriter at the piano, has inspired
many listeners.
The Christian Youth Rally invites
every youth to make it *a date' at
the Pequot school auditorium next
Friday evening, October 10. A freewill offering will be received.
—SCOUT NEWS—
The Girl Scouts held their regular
meeting Wednesday afternoon at the
municipal park building.
Scout Investiture will be held at
the school Thursday evening, October
■), at 8 p. m. An interesting program
is being planned.
—Rosalie Bergstrom, (Reporter
State Commander
of V.F.W. to Speak
Here October 9
Tigers Win Two;
Play Backus Heie
Carl Bckman of Aitkin, state Commander of the A'eterans of Foreign
Wars; will lie present fit the next regular meeting of the local YFW Post
and will address the group.
Com. Eckman has a message of
vital importance to veterans and asks
that all members be present.
Fire Dept. and Field Sports
AssAn to Arrange
Benefit Dance
Members of the Arolunteer Fire Department and the Field Sports Association will sponsor a benefit dance
^for the Lake Region Community Hospital, to be held Thursday evening,
October 80, at the Pine River armory.
A' good orchestra has been engaged
to furnish music which will please
everyone and tickets will be priced
at $1.00 each, with advanced stiles
scheduled to begin early in October.
This benefit is a -worthy gesture in
•behalf of ft good cause ami well deserves the support and attendfince of
everyone. ,
Noted Pianist in
Recital at M. E.
Church Tonight
James Williams, noted colored pian
ist, 'will give a recital tonight, Friday,
October 3, at the Jlethodist 'Church
in this city, where he has appeared
in former years, presenting musical
programs well received and appreciated by till who heard them.
Mr. Williams will appear under
the sponsorship of the JVesley Foun-
Coaeh Jlatson find his Tigers have
iost no time in serving notice to other
Conference teams that they will have
to toe reckoned with in the current
jfeason of football play.
The Tigers, not too impressive in
their games last year, have shown
fi marked improvement in tlieir two
tctorious encounters to date, and
bid fair to constitute a real threat
in conference play.
Pritiay, Sept. 19j Pine Itiver in-
vailed Akeley, co-holder of last
year's title and in a well-played game,
polished them off 14 to fi, for the
initial victory of the season.
Akeley drew first blood, scoring in
tbe first quarter but tlie try for
point failed. Pine River scored a
safety tmd the quarter ended 6-2 for
Akeley.
The Tigers charged heavily in the
second quarter and scored on a pass,
Finery to Harker, with Kinkel failing to convert the extra point. Score
S-6 for Pine River.
Playing a strong game throughout,
I'ine River clicked with several of
their offensive plays also, and in the
third quarter, fullback Tappe, broke
loose on an end run which netted
the second Tiger touchdown. Try
for point was missed and the score
stood 14 to 6 for Pine River.
The fourth period found the teams
playing on even terms, and the game
ended with the Tigers in firm possession of their first scalp.
Friday of last week, Hackensack
felt the edge of the Tiger's claws
when they went down to defeat on
their home field 14-0.
After a scoreless first quarter
wliich was marked by frequent fumbles and pass interceptions by both
teams, the Tigers lashed out in the
second when Harker recovered a
Hackensack fumble and raced across
the goal line for the first touchdown.
Try for .point failed. Score 6-0 for
Pine (River.
Several marches along the ground
in the third quarter, set the stage
for the second Tiger touchdown delivered by Tappe in an end run. Harker drop-kicked for the ipoint and
the score read 14 - 0 for the locals.
The fourth quarter found Hackensack resorting desperately to the air
in ti scoring attempt and several of
tlieir passes were completed for substantial gains. Drexel Jones however, intercepted the touchdown pass
the Hackensack threat was stifled. The game marked the second
Tiger victory in as many starts.
Regulars on Coach Jlatson's squad,
include Harker and Chuck Jones at
end; Zigmund, center; Dingle, quarter:' Deshaves, half and ' Tappe at
fullback.
Backus will play here Friday, today, meeting the Tigers for the first
home game of the season. A good
game is assured .by the present record of the Pine River boys who certainly deserve the support of everyone as they take the field for their
third contest of the year.
Blooded Bam Sale
Here by Breeders
Sixty or more rams of the various
sheep breeds will toe for sale or exchange at the Pine River fairgrounds
Saturday, October 4. Breeders from
Detroit * Lakes, Yerndale, Bemidji
find Blackduck fire bringing in rams
by ten o'clock so that buyers will have ample time to look them over. Local breeders will also bring their best
selection of rams to give sheep raisers a chance to select a good sire for
their flock.
Sheep numbers have been on a rapid decline in Cass County and the
county fis a whole. It is believed
that wool and mutton prices will remain strong for a number of years.
In order to maintain a profitable
flock, it requires good strong healthy
growthy lambs and this can only be
achieved when the flock is sired by
a ram that has the quality of good
breeding.
dation of the University of Minnesota.
Xo admission will be charged but
a free will offering will be taken.
Plan to attend.
Driver of the car in the ditch failed to yield the right-of-way, even
to an ambulance. He ran through a plainly visible stop sign, directly
into the path of the ambulance, and was knocked across the road.
Driver was killed, and a passenger was injured. Emergency vehicles
always have the right-of-way—but at other times, too, it pays to bt
courteous at intersections. Failure to grant right-of-way ranked secono
as a cause of motor vehicle deaths in 1946. National Conservation
Bureau advises: when in doubt, always yield the right-of-way.
Prominent Local
Manufacturer Passes
Eagle Patrol of Girl Scouts
to Sponsor Silver Tea
The Girl Scout Eagle Patrol will
sponsor a Silver Tea benefit, Friday,
October 10, from 3 to 6 p. m., in the
club rooms of the Marlow. Proceeds
will go towards the Lake Region
Community Hospital fund. Everyone
is urged to attend and assist the
girls in this worthwhile cause.
Pine Rivei High
Homecoming Set
foi Wednesday
Wednesday, October S, has been
chosen by students of Pine River
High School as the date for their
homecoming celebration, and in honor of this event which is the first of
its kind in the history of the school,
a program of various activities for
student and alumni participation, has
been arranged.
Promptly at 1 p. m., a parade featuring floats entered toy the classes
and student organizations of the
school, will traverse the main street
of Pine River.
Candidate for the title of Homecoming Queen will be featured also,
with, the title and crown being bestowed upon the winning candidate
in a fitting ceremony at the school
following the parade and prior to
the football game. The queen will
be selected by three judges who will
base their selection upon the beauty,
poise and appearance of the competing candidates. Each class and student organization will sponsor an
entry for the coveted title.
The whistle for the opening kick-
off in the football game between
Lonigville and the unbeaten Tigers,
will blow tit 2 p. m., as these two
teams take the field for the Homecoming contest which is expected to
furnish plenty of thrills for those
on the sidelines.
In the evening at S p. m.. a. huge
bonfire on the lot across from the
school, will illuminate the festivities
as students tmd alumni band together
in social harmony prior to the dance
in the school gym at 8:30.
All alumni are welcome and urged
to attend and renew their old school
ties on this Homecoming day which
marks the birth of fin event in school
annals worthy of perpetuation.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE IN
SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM
The school health program is an
important part of the public health
nursing service, yet the nurse has
many other services which are related to community health such sis problems of communicable disease control, tuberculosis, maternal and infant care, the pre-school child, crippled children and morbidity service.
All of these are a part of the public
health nursing program. Consequently, it is necessary to plan the nursing
service so that it can best meet the
needs of ail the people.
The proposed plan for schools with
out medical service is to distribute
health record cards to all teachers,
with health census slips. These census slips are to be sent home to tlie
parents to fill out, giving information
regarding immunization, communicable disease and other illnesses. This
information will then toe transferred
to tlie school health record card.
A demonstration will be given to
the teachers on vision testing, weighing and measuring and keeping the
school health records. In addition
the teachers will be given information regarding signs and symptoms of
illness to observe in the school child.
A chart will be made with the approval of the physicians in the county
and given to each school stating the
communicable disease regulations.
The dentists in the county have in
the past, used the dental health card
as set up by the Minnesota Department of Dental Health, and will continue to do so in the future. A dental health card will toe provided for
each pupil. The children participating in this program will take their
cards to the dentistj for examination.
The card will be signed -by the dentist when all the necessary dental
work is completed. The card is then
returned to the teacher, At the end
of th6 school .year a report is sent
in by the nurse to the Division of
Dental Health showing hdw many
children in the county have completed their dental work this school year.
Teachers will send a summary
sheet to the nurse regarding the health status of her pupils. This will include the immunization status, results of the vision testing, and other
apparent health problems. A joint
conference will be planned for the
nurse, teacher and parent to discuss
health problems.
Teachers tind parents are invited
to write, call or visit the nurses office to discuss any problems that may
arise. The office is on the main
floor of the conservation building in
Walker.
Ram sale and exchange days are
held with that thought in mind, so
that a good selection can be made
without undue travel for local sheep
breeders.
This community wtis shrouded in
gloom Friday afternoon of last week,
when it was learned that George Durkee, prominent citizen and manufacturer, had passed away at his home
here.
Mr. Durkee had been ill since February, when he submitted to an
operation which seemed to benefit
him at the time, and hope wtis held
out for -his ultimate' recovery but
during the past month his strength
failed rapidly, resulting in his death
late Friday afternoon.
In the comparatively short duration
of his lesidence in Pine River, Jir.
Durkee made a host of friends and
became prominent in business circles
of the community, being well known
throughout the state for the articles
manufactured in the wood-working
firm which bears his name.
He was a civic leader, being especially interested in the welfare of
Pine Itiver and always a generous
contributor to the various churches
find improvement projects of the
city. He was especially concerned
with the Lake Region Community
Hospital, and was president of the
board of directors of that organization.
He .was a force for good in the
community and his dynamic personality will be missed by all who knew
him. Pine River has lost a friend
and a great benefactor in the passing of Oeorge Durkee. The sympathy of all is extended to the bereaved
ones left to mourn his untimely death.
Products from the Durkee Manufacturing Company, are nationally
known and purchased toy large concerns throughout the entire nation.
The plant was developed soley by
Jir. Durkee and grew from a small
wood shop' to a large concern employing as many as one-hundred men at
times.
George Edwin Durkee was born
September 20, 1888 at '.Stevens Point,
Wise, where he spent his boyhood
years, later moving with his parents
to Phillips, Wise, and from there to
Little Falls, Minn., in 1899. In 1902,
he settled in Cloquet, where he was>
united in mtirriage to Rachel Jlac-
Jlillan in 1919. Two daughters, JIary
Ella and JIargaret Anne were born to
this union.
Mr. Durkee was engaged in the
wood working business in Cloquet
until moving to Pine River in 1939,
when he estti Wished the present Durkee Manufacturing Company.
While a resident of Pine Itiver, he
served prominently on many civic
enterprises and gave generously to
the various church organizations.
Death came to him Friday afternoon, September 26, 1947, at the age
of 64 years.
Dr. Arthur JT-ittenberger of Madison, Wise., conducted the funeral services which were held Monday afternoon from the Durkee residence.
Interment was made in the Pine
Ridge Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Oscar Dahl, Charles Hughes, Albert
Johnson, Helmer Jones, Robert Camp
bell and Gordon Gilman.
Immediate relatives left to mourn
his passing, are his wife, Jlrs. Rachel
Durkee and two daughters, JIary Ella and Margtiret Anne.
Out-of-town relatives and friends
attending'the services, were Mr. and
Jlrs. W. F. Heasley, Mrs. Angus Cameron, Mr. and Jlrs. Guy Smith and
JIary Smith, Jir. and Jlrs. Donald
'Smith. Jlrs. Ernest Hanson, Jliss Olivia Clark, Mr. and Mrs. JIatthew
Clark, Mr. tmd Jlrs. E. P. Dupont,
Jir. and Jlrs. Reginald Yibert, Jlrs.
Claude Erwin, Jlrs. Herbert Lamson,
Jlrs. Oscar Johnson, Frances tind Edgar McCIay, Jlisses Jluriel and Faye
Redfield, Mrs. Thomas Page and Jlrs.
LeRoy Porter, all of Cloquet, Jean
Smith, Jir. C'las. Forse, Jir. find Jlrs.
Clarence J. Davis, Mr. and Jlrs. Stan
ley JVatkins of Jlinneapoiis, Jir. and
Jlrs. Charles Sylvester of Little Falls,
Mr. and Jlrs. IFred Hughes of St.
Cloud, E. JJ'. Wise of Brainerd tmd
Mr. and Jlrs. Ohas. Graham of Remer.
SH00TIN' THE BREEZE
With Your Service Offiter
J'our County Service Officer, Jlar-
shall Alexander wishes to call the
attention of all veterans to the fact
that regardless of any statements
signed in the service, they are eligible to apply for disability compensation if they have a disability which
is the result of service. Section 105
of the Gl Bill reads: No person in
the armed forces shall toe required
to sign a statement of any nature
relating to the origin, incurrence, aggravation of a disease or injury he
may have, find any such statement
against his own interest signed at
any time, shall be null and void and
of no force and effect. Your County
Service Officer requests that you see
him without delay as the longer the
matter of filing a claim is put off,
the harder it is to prove service origin.
The signing of a statement while in
service also applies to your National
Service Life Insurance. Regardless
of the fact that you may have signed
a statement that you wish to drop
your insurance, or carry only part of
this insurance, if you wish to reinstate fill of your original $10,000.00
term insurance, it is possible to do
this up to January 1, 1948. This may
be done ordinarily by only signing a
statement that you are in as good
health as you were at the time your
insurance lapsed and by paying two
months' premiums, one for the month
of grace and one fdr the current
month of reinstatement.

9
JOURNAL
VOLUME X NUMBER 25
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PI NE RIVER. CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1947
V
Out of the . .
Waste Basket
by C. M. A.
We have often wondered as to the
reaction in the average household,
when October steps forward to take
its place in tlie roster of months
each year. Not because of any specific reason other than the fact that
of all the months, October perhaps
opens the portal to more events calculated to arouse the interest of the
male than is ordinarily the case and
as such, no doubt causes more than
a 'little disruption in the smooth func
tinning of a schedule established thru'
years of trial and error by the, lady
of the house.
^: :;: v.: >|:
It must he aggravating to any
housewife, upon asking her husband
if he has seen anything of her new
chapeau, to receive the answer, 'yeah,
the Gophers have got it on the 40-;
yard line,' or upon desiring to know
what he did with the society section
of the evening ipiiiper, to be told that
the 'Yanks' are 'warming it up in the
bull-pen back of third base. Yet such
is the intensity of interest with which
the average sport loving male follows
the events that fill the fall season,
that many times he lives the action
which is brought to him by radio or
other means.
* * *• *
It must require a great deal of understanding to survive the ordeal of
finding the work of two days polishing and cleaning and straightening
/ everything about the house, scattered
' askew by an impulsive male delving
industriously into every nook and
cranny, with a fine disregard for
anything but the object of his search
which all the time, no doubt, was exactly where he had left it the year
before.
* * * *
Of course, when a man decides to
go hunting the next morning, and
realizes the night before that many
items have not as yet been collected
for the trip, all of them being very
important to the success of the excursion, and feverishly searches for,
finds, and piles everything exactly
in the center of the living room rug,
only to sit down and sort thru the
pile, keeping this and discarding that,
making two more piles of various
size and content, one can reasonably
be expected to speak a few soft
words of remonstrance.
* * * *
This, however, proves to be only a
warmup for the trials and tribulations which are in store for the patient long-suffering- lady of the house
the season progresses. The introduction is but a soft 'prelude to
the developments to follow.
* * * *
The body blow conies when fitter a
long day, climaxed liy cleaning and
scrubbing tiie kitchen floor, the master of the manor stomps through the
spotless portal with his wide smile
apd muddy, dripping boots, scattering
light and shadow indiscriminately
about tlie glistening expanse of the
room. Majestically he flings the fowl
which he has bagged into a corner,
as he says, 'Pear, is there anything
to eat in the house; got any coffee?'
* * ■» *
What .a triumph of will power
must arise during these cozy little
moments—and what a satisfaction it
must be to reply, 'We're oiit of coffee, Hon, but there's some cold beans
in the ice box.'
Anyway, whatever the reaction, the
over all results must be favorable,
for the same situation presents itself
year after year, as men to continue
to act as little boys and women continue to humor them as such.
REORGANIZATION PLAN FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER WAY
Preliminary ,plans forlaunching a
school re-organization program which
Jlinnesota educators believe will enable the 'people in most counties to
improve materially the efficiency of
tlieir schools, authorized by the last
Jlinnesota legislature, already have
•been undertaken in virtually all
counties, state education officials reported this .week.
The law provides that the county
superintendent in each county must
call members of the school hoards
together (before December 1st, to decide whether to set tip a county survey committee to study schools in
the county and suggest improvements
in school organization or other changes to increase effectiveness of the
Schools. Dates for this initial meeting already have been set in all but a
few counties and the others will take
such action shortly. One county,
Ramsey, has already had its meeting and decided to embark upon the
study.
The -program, first of its kind attempted in this state, is designed to
give tlie people in each county, opportunity to say what changes should
be made to increase the efficiency
and usefulness of their schools and
so bring about in a democratic way
the improvements needed. Such a
study, it is believed, will result in
displacement of many of the small,
weak schools, so numerous in Jlin-
nesota's vast school district system,
and stimulate formation of larger
districts, with genera] Improvements
in educational facilities. Any recommendation which the county survey committee might make after its
Study would lie submitted to the voters in the affected areas for approval.
The State Department of Education and tlie State Advisory Commission on (School reorganization, in tin
outline of the program just forwarded to school o :fficials, said :
•Minnesota now has 7,684 school
districts. Only three states have, a
-ERADELPHIAN CLUB NOTES—
The. Eradelphian- Club will next
meet at the home of Jlrs. Harry Hill
on Friday afternoon, October 10 when
Jlrs. H. C Brewer will give a paper
on 'When You Choose.-Cheese,' and
Jlrs. J. J. Allen will discuss 'The
History of Cotton.'
Plans will be made at this-time for
members to attend the' county meeting fit Hackensack on October 11.
—Alice Amy, Reporter
Fairgrounds on
The annual poultry show of the
Lake Region Poultry Association,
will be held at the Pine River fairgrounds Thursday, October 9.
All birds must , be placed by 1.1!
o'clock noon, and the show will be
governed by A. I'. A. rules.
Contact Lewis Walton, secretary of
the association for further information.
Final Services for
Floran Frame -
Conducted Wed.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday at two o'clock from the
Congregational Ohureh, P.ackus, for
Kiorian K. Frame, eldest son of Mr.
and Jlrs. Dell Frame who died suddenly Sunday in Jlinneapoiis. Rev.
Erickson officiated at the services.
The deceased was a young man of
82-years and a veteran of World War
II, having served with the ground
forces, receiving the Purple Heart
and Combat Infantry Bfi.dge.
Death was attributed to a heart
attack.
Florida Hurricane Does
Little Damage to Hallandale
Information reaching the Journal
thru the columns of the 'Hallandale
Pioneer,' Florida newspaper published by H. C. Schwartz, with Robert
V. Williams as advertising manager,
both of whom tire well known in
Pine River, is to the effeet that the
recent hurricane which lashed that
state with such destructive fury,
spared the city of Hallandale and
passed on 'without inflicting any major damage.
A few. homes, roofed with paper,
suffered damage from the water and
telephone and power lines were damaged to some extent.
Mr. Schwartz, as mayor of Hallandale, attended a conference of all
southeast. coast mayors in Fort Lauderdale on the Friday following the
storm. The conference was called toy
the governor to determine' if a state
of emergency existed in that area.
Mr. Schwartz and his family who
spent the summer in Pine IRiver, only
recently returned to their home in
Florida.
Thompson Rites
at Longville Last
ursday i'
Richard K. Thompson, formerly of
Longville, who has been residing on
Norway Lake, died fit his home here
Monday, at the age of 65-years.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon tit two o'clock at Longville. Interment. was made in the
Longville cemetery.
CIRCLE No.i1 TO SPONSOR
BAKE SALE OCTOBER 11
Circle No. 1 of the AVSCS will spon
sor a bake sale to be held iSaturday
afternoon, October 11, beginning at
1 p. m., at the Methodist Church basement. Lunch will also be served.
On Saturday, November 1, this
same grpup' will hold a rummage sale
in the church basement.
greater number of districts. Such ft
large number of districts makes the
efficient economical operation of
school difficult if not impossible.
'Population and school enrollments
in rural areas have been steadily declining for a number of years. Twenty percent of the. Jlinnesota school
districts have an enrollment of less
than ten pupils, and 70 percent have
less than 19 pupils. Only 73 school
districts in Jlinnesota have a population of 2500 or more. Because of
the decline in school enrollments and
other factors, the per-pupil costs in
many schools have increased while
at tiie sanie time equality of educational opportunity has been decreasing. All this points to the urgent
need for school district reorganization.'
Tlie problem of improving educational opportunity is not confined to
ungraded elementary schools. "Thirty
five percent of the high schools in
Minnesota have an enrollment of less
than 10(1 pupils,' this report says,
'and S percent have less than 50 pupils.' It is (next to impossible to .provide all the essential services in the
smaller high schools without undue
hardship, the report adds. Two or
more schools, toy joining together, it
is thought, might provide a more
adequate program.
TO SPEAK AT YOUTH RALLY
REV. E. L. REIFF
The third Christian Youth Rally
sponsored by that Organization in
this area by 2.'! participating religious groups, |\vill be held at the Pequot Lakes school auditorium next
Friday, October 10, at 8 p. m.
Rev. Harry Swenson of Backus, is
president of the organization and will
■direct the meeting.
Guest speaker will be Rev. E. Ia.
Rieff of Moose Lake, who served as
Chaplain in the U. S. Army for nearly four years during the late World
War. Chaplain iRieffi comes with
high recommendations as a leader
among young people.
The Rev. Arvid Kingsriter of Little Falls, will be the song leader. He
has had many experiences in youth
activities in most of the states, and
is an exipert with the slide trombone.
His singing, accompanied toy Mrs.
Kinsriter at the piano, has inspired
many listeners.
The Christian Youth Rally invites
every youth to make it *a date' at
the Pequot school auditorium next
Friday evening, October 10. A freewill offering will be received.
—SCOUT NEWS—
The Girl Scouts held their regular
meeting Wednesday afternoon at the
municipal park building.
Scout Investiture will be held at
the school Thursday evening, October
■), at 8 p. m. An interesting program
is being planned.
—Rosalie Bergstrom, (Reporter
State Commander
of V.F.W. to Speak
Here October 9
Tigers Win Two;
Play Backus Heie
Carl Bckman of Aitkin, state Commander of the A'eterans of Foreign
Wars; will lie present fit the next regular meeting of the local YFW Post
and will address the group.
Com. Eckman has a message of
vital importance to veterans and asks
that all members be present.
Fire Dept. and Field Sports
AssAn to Arrange
Benefit Dance
Members of the Arolunteer Fire Department and the Field Sports Association will sponsor a benefit dance
^for the Lake Region Community Hospital, to be held Thursday evening,
October 80, at the Pine River armory.
A' good orchestra has been engaged
to furnish music which will please
everyone and tickets will be priced
at $1.00 each, with advanced stiles
scheduled to begin early in October.
This benefit is a -worthy gesture in
•behalf of ft good cause ami well deserves the support and attendfince of
everyone. ,
Noted Pianist in
Recital at M. E.
Church Tonight
James Williams, noted colored pian
ist, 'will give a recital tonight, Friday,
October 3, at the Jlethodist 'Church
in this city, where he has appeared
in former years, presenting musical
programs well received and appreciated by till who heard them.
Mr. Williams will appear under
the sponsorship of the JVesley Foun-
Coaeh Jlatson find his Tigers have
iost no time in serving notice to other
Conference teams that they will have
to toe reckoned with in the current
jfeason of football play.
The Tigers, not too impressive in
their games last year, have shown
fi marked improvement in tlieir two
tctorious encounters to date, and
bid fair to constitute a real threat
in conference play.
Pritiay, Sept. 19j Pine Itiver in-
vailed Akeley, co-holder of last
year's title and in a well-played game,
polished them off 14 to fi, for the
initial victory of the season.
Akeley drew first blood, scoring in
tbe first quarter but tlie try for
point failed. Pine River scored a
safety tmd the quarter ended 6-2 for
Akeley.
The Tigers charged heavily in the
second quarter and scored on a pass,
Finery to Harker, with Kinkel failing to convert the extra point. Score
S-6 for Pine River.
Playing a strong game throughout,
I'ine River clicked with several of
their offensive plays also, and in the
third quarter, fullback Tappe, broke
loose on an end run which netted
the second Tiger touchdown. Try
for point was missed and the score
stood 14 to 6 for Pine River.
The fourth period found the teams
playing on even terms, and the game
ended with the Tigers in firm possession of their first scalp.
Friday of last week, Hackensack
felt the edge of the Tiger's claws
when they went down to defeat on
their home field 14-0.
After a scoreless first quarter
wliich was marked by frequent fumbles and pass interceptions by both
teams, the Tigers lashed out in the
second when Harker recovered a
Hackensack fumble and raced across
the goal line for the first touchdown.
Try for .point failed. Score 6-0 for
Pine (River.
Several marches along the ground
in the third quarter, set the stage
for the second Tiger touchdown delivered by Tappe in an end run. Harker drop-kicked for the ipoint and
the score read 14 - 0 for the locals.
The fourth quarter found Hackensack resorting desperately to the air
in ti scoring attempt and several of
tlieir passes were completed for substantial gains. Drexel Jones however, intercepted the touchdown pass
the Hackensack threat was stifled. The game marked the second
Tiger victory in as many starts.
Regulars on Coach Jlatson's squad,
include Harker and Chuck Jones at
end; Zigmund, center; Dingle, quarter:' Deshaves, half and ' Tappe at
fullback.
Backus will play here Friday, today, meeting the Tigers for the first
home game of the season. A good
game is assured .by the present record of the Pine River boys who certainly deserve the support of everyone as they take the field for their
third contest of the year.
Blooded Bam Sale
Here by Breeders
Sixty or more rams of the various
sheep breeds will toe for sale or exchange at the Pine River fairgrounds
Saturday, October 4. Breeders from
Detroit * Lakes, Yerndale, Bemidji
find Blackduck fire bringing in rams
by ten o'clock so that buyers will have ample time to look them over. Local breeders will also bring their best
selection of rams to give sheep raisers a chance to select a good sire for
their flock.
Sheep numbers have been on a rapid decline in Cass County and the
county fis a whole. It is believed
that wool and mutton prices will remain strong for a number of years.
In order to maintain a profitable
flock, it requires good strong healthy
growthy lambs and this can only be
achieved when the flock is sired by
a ram that has the quality of good
breeding.
dation of the University of Minnesota.
Xo admission will be charged but
a free will offering will be taken.
Plan to attend.
Driver of the car in the ditch failed to yield the right-of-way, even
to an ambulance. He ran through a plainly visible stop sign, directly
into the path of the ambulance, and was knocked across the road.
Driver was killed, and a passenger was injured. Emergency vehicles
always have the right-of-way—but at other times, too, it pays to bt
courteous at intersections. Failure to grant right-of-way ranked secono
as a cause of motor vehicle deaths in 1946. National Conservation
Bureau advises: when in doubt, always yield the right-of-way.
Prominent Local
Manufacturer Passes
Eagle Patrol of Girl Scouts
to Sponsor Silver Tea
The Girl Scout Eagle Patrol will
sponsor a Silver Tea benefit, Friday,
October 10, from 3 to 6 p. m., in the
club rooms of the Marlow. Proceeds
will go towards the Lake Region
Community Hospital fund. Everyone
is urged to attend and assist the
girls in this worthwhile cause.
Pine Rivei High
Homecoming Set
foi Wednesday
Wednesday, October S, has been
chosen by students of Pine River
High School as the date for their
homecoming celebration, and in honor of this event which is the first of
its kind in the history of the school,
a program of various activities for
student and alumni participation, has
been arranged.
Promptly at 1 p. m., a parade featuring floats entered toy the classes
and student organizations of the
school, will traverse the main street
of Pine River.
Candidate for the title of Homecoming Queen will be featured also,
with, the title and crown being bestowed upon the winning candidate
in a fitting ceremony at the school
following the parade and prior to
the football game. The queen will
be selected by three judges who will
base their selection upon the beauty,
poise and appearance of the competing candidates. Each class and student organization will sponsor an
entry for the coveted title.
The whistle for the opening kick-
off in the football game between
Lonigville and the unbeaten Tigers,
will blow tit 2 p. m., as these two
teams take the field for the Homecoming contest which is expected to
furnish plenty of thrills for those
on the sidelines.
In the evening at S p. m.. a. huge
bonfire on the lot across from the
school, will illuminate the festivities
as students tmd alumni band together
in social harmony prior to the dance
in the school gym at 8:30.
All alumni are welcome and urged
to attend and renew their old school
ties on this Homecoming day which
marks the birth of fin event in school
annals worthy of perpetuation.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE IN
SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM
The school health program is an
important part of the public health
nursing service, yet the nurse has
many other services which are related to community health such sis problems of communicable disease control, tuberculosis, maternal and infant care, the pre-school child, crippled children and morbidity service.
All of these are a part of the public
health nursing program. Consequently, it is necessary to plan the nursing
service so that it can best meet the
needs of ail the people.
The proposed plan for schools with
out medical service is to distribute
health record cards to all teachers,
with health census slips. These census slips are to be sent home to tlie
parents to fill out, giving information
regarding immunization, communicable disease and other illnesses. This
information will then toe transferred
to tlie school health record card.
A demonstration will be given to
the teachers on vision testing, weighing and measuring and keeping the
school health records. In addition
the teachers will be given information regarding signs and symptoms of
illness to observe in the school child.
A chart will be made with the approval of the physicians in the county
and given to each school stating the
communicable disease regulations.
The dentists in the county have in
the past, used the dental health card
as set up by the Minnesota Department of Dental Health, and will continue to do so in the future. A dental health card will toe provided for
each pupil. The children participating in this program will take their
cards to the dentistj for examination.
The card will be signed -by the dentist when all the necessary dental
work is completed. The card is then
returned to the teacher, At the end
of th6 school .year a report is sent
in by the nurse to the Division of
Dental Health showing hdw many
children in the county have completed their dental work this school year.
Teachers will send a summary
sheet to the nurse regarding the health status of her pupils. This will include the immunization status, results of the vision testing, and other
apparent health problems. A joint
conference will be planned for the
nurse, teacher and parent to discuss
health problems.
Teachers tind parents are invited
to write, call or visit the nurses office to discuss any problems that may
arise. The office is on the main
floor of the conservation building in
Walker.
Ram sale and exchange days are
held with that thought in mind, so
that a good selection can be made
without undue travel for local sheep
breeders.
This community wtis shrouded in
gloom Friday afternoon of last week,
when it was learned that George Durkee, prominent citizen and manufacturer, had passed away at his home
here.
Mr. Durkee had been ill since February, when he submitted to an
operation which seemed to benefit
him at the time, and hope wtis held
out for -his ultimate' recovery but
during the past month his strength
failed rapidly, resulting in his death
late Friday afternoon.
In the comparatively short duration
of his lesidence in Pine River, Jir.
Durkee made a host of friends and
became prominent in business circles
of the community, being well known
throughout the state for the articles
manufactured in the wood-working
firm which bears his name.
He was a civic leader, being especially interested in the welfare of
Pine Itiver and always a generous
contributor to the various churches
find improvement projects of the
city. He was especially concerned
with the Lake Region Community
Hospital, and was president of the
board of directors of that organization.
He .was a force for good in the
community and his dynamic personality will be missed by all who knew
him. Pine River has lost a friend
and a great benefactor in the passing of Oeorge Durkee. The sympathy of all is extended to the bereaved
ones left to mourn his untimely death.
Products from the Durkee Manufacturing Company, are nationally
known and purchased toy large concerns throughout the entire nation.
The plant was developed soley by
Jir. Durkee and grew from a small
wood shop' to a large concern employing as many as one-hundred men at
times.
George Edwin Durkee was born
September 20, 1888 at '.Stevens Point,
Wise, where he spent his boyhood
years, later moving with his parents
to Phillips, Wise, and from there to
Little Falls, Minn., in 1899. In 1902,
he settled in Cloquet, where he was>
united in mtirriage to Rachel Jlac-
Jlillan in 1919. Two daughters, JIary
Ella and JIargaret Anne were born to
this union.
Mr. Durkee was engaged in the
wood working business in Cloquet
until moving to Pine River in 1939,
when he estti Wished the present Durkee Manufacturing Company.
While a resident of Pine Itiver, he
served prominently on many civic
enterprises and gave generously to
the various church organizations.
Death came to him Friday afternoon, September 26, 1947, at the age
of 64 years.
Dr. Arthur JT-ittenberger of Madison, Wise., conducted the funeral services which were held Monday afternoon from the Durkee residence.
Interment was made in the Pine
Ridge Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Oscar Dahl, Charles Hughes, Albert
Johnson, Helmer Jones, Robert Camp
bell and Gordon Gilman.
Immediate relatives left to mourn
his passing, are his wife, Jlrs. Rachel
Durkee and two daughters, JIary Ella and Margtiret Anne.
Out-of-town relatives and friends
attending'the services, were Mr. and
Jlrs. W. F. Heasley, Mrs. Angus Cameron, Mr. and Jlrs. Guy Smith and
JIary Smith, Jir. and Jlrs. Donald
'Smith. Jlrs. Ernest Hanson, Jliss Olivia Clark, Mr. and Mrs. JIatthew
Clark, Mr. tmd Jlrs. E. P. Dupont,
Jir. and Jlrs. Reginald Yibert, Jlrs.
Claude Erwin, Jlrs. Herbert Lamson,
Jlrs. Oscar Johnson, Frances tind Edgar McCIay, Jlisses Jluriel and Faye
Redfield, Mrs. Thomas Page and Jlrs.
LeRoy Porter, all of Cloquet, Jean
Smith, Jir. C'las. Forse, Jir. find Jlrs.
Clarence J. Davis, Mr. and Jlrs. Stan
ley JVatkins of Jlinneapoiis, Jir. and
Jlrs. Charles Sylvester of Little Falls,
Mr. and Jlrs. IFred Hughes of St.
Cloud, E. JJ'. Wise of Brainerd tmd
Mr. and Jlrs. Ohas. Graham of Remer.
SH00TIN' THE BREEZE
With Your Service Offiter
J'our County Service Officer, Jlar-
shall Alexander wishes to call the
attention of all veterans to the fact
that regardless of any statements
signed in the service, they are eligible to apply for disability compensation if they have a disability which
is the result of service. Section 105
of the Gl Bill reads: No person in
the armed forces shall toe required
to sign a statement of any nature
relating to the origin, incurrence, aggravation of a disease or injury he
may have, find any such statement
against his own interest signed at
any time, shall be null and void and
of no force and effect. Your County
Service Officer requests that you see
him without delay as the longer the
matter of filing a claim is put off,
the harder it is to prove service origin.
The signing of a statement while in
service also applies to your National
Service Life Insurance. Regardless
of the fact that you may have signed
a statement that you wish to drop
your insurance, or carry only part of
this insurance, if you wish to reinstate fill of your original $10,000.00
term insurance, it is possible to do
this up to January 1, 1948. This may
be done ordinarily by only signing a
statement that you are in as good
health as you were at the time your
insurance lapsed and by paying two
months' premiums, one for the month
of grace and one fdr the current
month of reinstatement.